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WWUS73 KPAH 040540
NPWPAH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1240 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-042000-
/O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260705T0100Z/
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION
KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-
TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-
BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PIEDMONT, MURRAY, JONESBORO, VIENNA,
CALHOUN, HERRIN, POSEYVILLE, HICKMAN, WEST FRANKFORT, CADIZ,
GREENVILLE, NEW MADRID, SIKESTON, PINCKNEYVILLE, SMITHLAND,
MARION, CHARLESTON, SHAWNEETOWN, FORT BRANCH, MAYFIELD, DONIPHAN,
MOUNT VERNON, OWENSBORO, MOUNT CARMEL, EDDYVILLE, BOONVILLE,
ALBION, MCLEANSBORO, MOUND CITY, HENDERSON, MURPHYSBORO,
HOPKINSVILLE, PERRYVILLE, ELKTON, BLOOMFIELD, MADISONVILLE,
MARBLE HILL, DIXON, CAIRO, CAPE GIRARDEAU, PRINCETON, PADUCAH,
JACKSON, ROCKPORT, VAN BUREN, ELIZABETHTOWN, CARBONDALE,
EVANSVILLE, CLINTON, PETERSBURG, HARRISBURG, WICKLIFFE,
MORGANFIELD, CARMI, GOLCONDA, FAIRFIELD, BARDWELL, METROPOLIS,
POPLAR BLUFF, AND BENTON
1240 AM CDT SAT JUL 4 2026 /140 AM EDT SAT JUL 4 2026/
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 107.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN
KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TODAY WILL MARK THE 7TH CONSECUTIVE DAY WITH
HEAT INDEX READINGS EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
SP
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